Hot Love bass tab by T Rex

HOT LOVE (Bassline)

As recorded by T. Rex
(From the 1971 Album BOLAN BOOGIE)

Words and Music by Marc Bolan

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Steve Currie - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=129(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|

   1st - 4th Verses
    $
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-2-0--|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--------|


  E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3--2--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|


                                                             To Coda
  E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   3x
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|----------0--|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-2-0--o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--2--0-----|-----------------|------------------o||
|-----------------|-------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3---------||


 Guitar Solo
  |-3-| |-3-|          |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|


  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|---------0---2----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3------------|


  E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3--2--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|


                                                        D.S. al Coda
  E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------0--|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-2-0--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--2--0-----|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--------||


   Outro
    &
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3--2---|
||--3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|---0-2-0---0-2-0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|


                                  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E  Q H     6x
|-------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------||
|----------2--|-----------0-2-0-|-------------------------|-------------o||
|-3--2--0-----|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-----------o||
|-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-------------------------|--------------||


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths





Well she's my woman of gold
And she's not very old - a ha ha
Well she's my woman of gold
And she's not very old - a ha ha
I don't mean to be bold, a-but a-may I hold your hand?

Well she ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch - a ha ha
Well she ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch - a ha ha
I'm a labourer of love in my persian gloves - a ha ha

Well she's faster than most and she lives on the coast - a ha ha
Well she's faster than most and she lives on the coast - a ha ha
I'm her two-penny prince and I give her hot love - a ha ha
Ow - ow - mh

Well she ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch - a ha ha
Well she ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch - a ha ha
I'm her two-penny prince and I give her hot love - a ha ha

La-la-la-la-la-la-la....
Ooh ooh, oh don't you do....
Ooh ooh, lay it all down....
Ooh ooh, well it's cosmic rock, mh....